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MU SIGMA RHO AND PH!LOLOGIAN LITERARY SOCIETIES. VoL. XXXIII.
No. 4.
JANUARY, 1907.
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Some Ideals in College Athletics.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. J. C. Metcalf .. Muc:kerism in College Athletics. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ...... W. S. McNeill . . The Story of the Season. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Others Saw Us . . . . .. ..... . . ... . .. ...... .. . . . . ... . R. N. Daniel .. Anecdotes of Our Famous '06 Foot-Ball Team . ... .. .... .. A.H. Straus .. Pleasant Incidents Connected with the Foot-Ball Season . . .. . .. A Rooter .. Song of the '06 Foot-Ball Team ...... . .. ..... ... ........... w. J. Y .. Our Coach, Captain• and Manager for Next Year . ... Grattan Payne. Jr . . Base-Ball Prospects for '07 . . . ... . . ........ .... .. .. .. ... . K. L. Burton .. Track Athletics - ...... . ... . . .. ... . ...... . . .. . ... ..J. H. Gwathmey . . Condition of the Athletic Association ... . .. .. ..... . . . ... W. L . Foushee . . Editorial Comment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. S. DuVal Martin . . Alumni and Campus Notes . .... . . . . .. ..... .. . .... Benjamin C. Jones .. Exchange Department . . ... . ..... . ... . ....... .. . .... A . H. Straus . .
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MU SIGMA RHO.
DANA TERRY . . ...... . . . . . President. E. l\I. LOUTHAN .. .. . Vice-President. Il. L. RHODES ... .. ... . . .. . .. Secretary. W. G. COLEMAN .... . . .. . . . Treasurer.
J. B. WOODWARD, JR .. . ... President. LANEY JONES .. ...... Vice-President. H . B. GILLIAM .. . . . ...... . Secretary. J. S. TILMAN . ... .. . . ... ... Treasurer.
CHI EPSILON. Miss GAY BROADDUS ... ... . . ... . .... President. " HATTIE SMITH .. .. ........ Vice-President. " BERTHA KNAPP ... .. . . ... . .. . ... . Secretary. " MATTIE BROWN . .. . ... .. .. ....... Treasurer.
. THE MESSENGER. S. D. MARTIN ..... .. ..... . ........ . ... Editor. J . B. WOODWARD, JR .. .. Business Manager.
GENERAL ATHLETIC ASS0OA TI0N DR. W . L. FOUSHEE ........ President. F. L. HARDY ...... : . .. Vice-President. . . ... Secretary. G. T. WAITE ....... . .. Treasurer. F . P. DAVIS ....
FOOT-BALL.
BASE-BALL.
ROBT. N. POLLARD. .. Graduate Mgr, H . H . GEORGE3d . . StudentManager. O. R. THRAVES ..... .. . . .. . . Captain.
K. L . BURTON ... ... .... .. . . . Manager. ·o. M. RICHARDSON . ... : . .. . .Captain.
TRACK TEAM, J. H. GWATHMEY . .. ...... . .. . .... .Manager • . S. D. GOOCH .. . ... . . . ......... , . .... Captain.
Y. M. C. A. G. T. WAITE . ...... . . . ...... President. W. F. SAUNDERS ... .Vice-President. A . J. TERRY... . ............ Secretary. A. G. RYLAND .. .. . . . .. .. .. Treasurer.
THE TEAM THAT MADE RICHMOND FAMOUS. CHAMPIONS OF EASTERN DIVISION OF STA TE. Richmond, 24; William and Mary, O. Hampden-Sidney, failed to appear. Richmond, 17; Randolph-Macon, O.
TEAM. J. L. ELMORE. . .... . .. . . .. . . Right End. A. W. RonERTSON . . . . . . . ....... . . Right Tackle. 0. R. TrmAVES . . . . . Right Guard . •J. S. TILMAN. . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. Centre. L. E. CHAJIIBLIN, } Left Guard E. P. STRINGFELLOW, . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. C. MILLER ....... .. . ... . . . . ... . Left Tackle.
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S. DM. GLoocrr, } .. . ...... .. .. . . Right Half. E . . OUTJTAN, G. T. WAITE.. .... . . . . . . .. . ...... Full. 0. L. Bo"'lvEN, Captain . . . ... .. . .. . . Left Half.
MANAGER. A. J. CHEWNING, JR ... . .. .. .. ..... Richmond, Va.
The above-named Team and Manager received their Foot ball "R's."
SUBSTITUTES. 0. M. RICHARDSON,
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No. 4.
·some Ideals in College Athletics. BY J. C. METCALF, A. M.
OR the present, at least, the shouting is over. We have won some notable victories; we have felicitated ourscl ves, and othe.rs have congratn1ated ns; we ar_e resting <~rn onr. laurels; there is general agreemen _t within and with: ont that on1· coach, manager, captain, team, and their snpporters have reflected credit npon our College. What next? . Well, it's a good time to sit down and dr~w some lesson!! from our snccess, and, while we are in sight of -the idel!-1, to meditate orr so~e he,lps and hindrances to the large~t u1.t i,mate _snccess in any_kind of contest, whether of brawn or brain. . ' · First of all, brawn and brain have got to work harmoknow, doe~ -~iou~ly together. Mere brnte strength, as we not · win irJ any form of high athletics. The brawn must be Servan~ to the brain. One o.f the best things to be said about• foot-ball is that it affords excellent training for the judgment. It demands concentration, it cultivates keenness of discrimination, it calls for a r~solnte will, it trains for readiness . moments. . value of critical . of. action, it .stress~s the al_J~ve ~11, -i t is a first-rate testing-time . of a man's selfrestrai_n t. To know when to do!i'.t is as important as to know .yhen t_o do. , To see the judgment get the better of the passions is always heartening; and, during tpe past season, we have had some encouraging illustrations of this. Thia condition of self~controi grows out · of steady -discipline. To e;
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be scientific is to exercise restraint. As a matter of fact, most of the fatal accidents in foot-ball during last fall h,appened in raw, ill-trained teams, and not in college or university teams. The d_!lnger of the game is minimized by a triumph of brain over brawn. In the next place, the united backing of the college community is essential to the highest success. Each member of the college, whether student, or teacher, or janitor, should feel a personal interest in the efforts of those actively engaged in athletics. Each non-player should at least feel that he is playing by proxy, and he would do well to keep an eye on the proxy. In this united sentiment of the college community the local alumni should have a share; but it must be remembered that the alumni stand as a connecting link between the public and t11e college circle, and the ¡alumni must, first of all, catch enthusiasm from the college bodyâ&#x20AC;˘ That the old students will spread the contagion may be safely prophesied. Allegiance to" our team" should be universal. In the third place, the spirit_ of inter-collegiate courtesy should prevail. "Rooting" should never degenerate into offensive personalties or into violations of professional fa~r~ ness. We are playing against " our friends the enemy." The real lover of sport-of clean sport, I mean-admires good playing on the part of his opponent, and, while the ethics of the game may not require him to applaud, they do demand silent recognition, at least, of the virtues of a worthy foe. As far as I have observed, this courtesy has been pretty generally observed in our contests, with occasional violations, however, in the heat of action. It cannot be too much insisted on, indeed, that there is a certain knightly obligation in all inter-collegiate contests, which should show itself in the chivalry of good fellowship. _In the last place, it must never be forgotten that " victory" and "success" are not necessarily synonymous words. " Victory at any price I" is a pretty poor slogan for any team
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rn an athletic campaign. ·Such a slogan · may appeal to the mob, but. it contains the germs of defeat,· which, sooner or l~ter, will weaken respect for athletics ~ithin a college and _w ltho:u t. After all, it is the spirit of a team . that COU!)tS; The team may win victories, or the team may do its best and not·. w~n and ' yet not fail_.· Success is ·a ·bigger thing than victory·. · There hav.e been some more brilliant games played by losing teams than by winning. teams; and I am ready to assert, paradoxical as it may ·sotrnd, that one or two brilliant defe~ts suffered by our ·o~n team ha·ve been worth .more to them in actual instruction and stimulus than some victories. Anyhow, •to have the consciousness that yon have worthily represented your college, that you have done your · level best, that . you have played . a ·clean game, and that you are ready for another tussle, is to hav~ the spirit of the true lover of sport, and to have achi~ved the largest success. , These are, as I conceive it, a few ideals in, college athletics; for the college man must remember t.h at he is not a professional athlete, who plays for monetary gai·n, but a sort philanthropic sportsman, who plays for the good of .himself, his college, and his fellows.
Muckerism in Colleg~ Athletic~.. BY W. S. Mc NEILL, PH . .D.
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N\!HE wor~ "mucker :?' was or_iginat~d' in this country, but ~ does , little more than express rn' slang the familiar jl,ntipathy between "Town and Gown." . · . The merits .and demerits ·of . that attitude are clearly ·marked ; th~ link lies . between cherishing the clean and manly, an·d not merely frowning upon the nn~ducated and nnfottil1fate. The one is high characte1', the othe·r is tow · bigotry. The distinc:tion may, be seen fn the relation of various . groups to athletic sports.
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!. Like most of our institutions, our manual sports came from Great Britain. In England, a leisured class has always had control and given form to athletics. As a consequence, such sports are the pastime of aristocracy. ,In the main, only "gentlemen" (in the English sense) participate. And while there is keen rivalry, it is wholly of a non-boisterous nature. Spectators seldom applaud more vigorously than do the listeners of a W'oman's Club speaker. The whole system is dignified, heroic, gentlemanly, but tame, ludicrous, and aristocratic. 2 .- The opposite .extreme in out-door sports may be seen at our cities' base-ball parks. There, with many" exceptions, the corner-lot street rabbit sees his highest earthly ideal, em bodied in the profeesional ball player, with his cap resting on one ear and his left sho;1lder raised two inches above the other, as he swaggers to the plate to earn the plaudits of his kind . _See him wink at the" bench,_" with a" Gee, yer can't eat d~m in winter, fellers," when some local politician presents a bunch of flowers from "admiring friends." Hear the pet names he -applies to his team mates. Then turn to his audience. A seething mass of tobacco spit, whiskey flasks, dirty shirts, bad grammar, and profanity. One soon finds out in what esteem the umpire is held by all parties, He is d nbbed a " fat head," a ·11 lobster," is told that he look$ "like the back of a hack," and many unobeyed orders are istided to" kill him." Indeed, within the past year, and within two hundred yards of the College campus, one professional umpire had his nose pulled in the morning and his ribs churned in the afternoon, before thou sands of the citizens of Richmond. , 3. Athletics in American colleges occupies a middle position between thoi;e two extremes, and contains eletnents of both.
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Like the English, our college athletes are, in ·general, no longer paid for their services. An umpire at a coUege contest is not likely to be knock.ed down if he· lets the other side win. And, usually, the phraseology of the college "rooter" bespeaks a slightly better acquaintance wi·t h Elizabethan English. But that the "mucker" is absent, either· among college contestants or spectators, cannot be safely asserted. He betrays his presence in many ways, He is induced to come to college by secret offers of a job to help cover expenses, by promises of membership in some society or fraternal organization, by tutoring in courses of the exacting instructors. He is soon impressed with the desire of everybody to win, by fair means or foul, but to win. He soon learns that the students of all other colleges are not gentlemen. He hears his " rooters " call the umpire a thief. He hears them jeer the visiting team and its friends; not even ladies are spared when funny remarks are being bandied about. In a pinch, he fouls his opponent when the referee is not looking, and hears that deed lauded that night in the gymnasium. He hears the rooter hurl language so vile at the visiting rooter that he loses all belief that a college athletic contest is supposed to be between gentlemen (in the American sense). He knows that nothing of the kind would be said to one being entertained at the club, or in the home, but "that's • different." In other words, out before a large audience one may be less a gentleman than in private conversation I Was ever a proposition more plainly false, merely upon being stated i THE WAY
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, The elimination' annot be carried out · who1ly by college authorities. The final determining factor will be public opinion in the student body. Each student should demand play, but fair play only: Each rooter sho~ld demand cheering, but never jeering. Elimination of " muQkerism" does not mean acceptation · of" Englishism.'~ · The American college boy wants action, not tea !tJ-1-0 toast, if he is normal. Aud he should and will have it . . '13-t:i-t tbire are acts which are manly and gentlemanly, and there are acts which am neither. ·It is formation· of · char,acter, far more than of body, that· makes our interests in college sports everlasting.
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DfrHEN Coach. Dunlap l,\rrived on the campus on Septe·m~. ~
her 12th he found Manager Chewning, C'.1ptai'n Wright, and several candidates for team ·honors ah-eady . on the ground, and .something began doing at OJiee. Suits were distributed and elementary work ·peguu. By Monday, the 17th;. the squad numbered thi,rty, most of these green men, how, ever. Of these, twenty were selected as most promising and put at the training table. At this stage Coach Dunlap fell sick and the work was . much hindc;ired. Only signal and formation practice 'Yas, engaged in uptil tl~e 25th, when the first scrimmage was had. When the coach recovere_d only four days remained; before the :first game of the season with ..W oodberry Forest Academy. L_ittle interest w~s .manifest in the forthcoming gam~, and over-confidence was . rife becaui;e it was a high school te~np, . SEP'fEMBER 29TH-RIOHMOND, i
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12 to O, before · a large crowd. Woodberry's goal was not threatened in the whole game. Our team wae very green, and showed no team work; Woodberry WJlS lighter, but had already reached a high degree of training by much tim~ spent in practice and scrimmage. Every one was disgusted, but the team was roused to great determination. On Monday and Tuesday following the coach put the team through severe practice, scrimmage, and tackling the "dummy," which was rigged after the first game, and delivered daily lectures on the disastrous effect of over-confidence and the necessity of determined effort and grit. October 2d Captain Wright resigned, on account of lack of time to devote to athletics, The loss of Wright from the team was greatly felt. 0. L. Bowen was unanimously el,:wt.ed by the team to succeed him. OCTOBER 3D-RICHMOND,
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With quiet determination to retrieve lost prestige, the team left for Charlottesville October 3d, and that same afternoon played the University team in a downpour of rain. The team was beaten by 22 to 0, but the small score made was a great surprise to the University men. The team started homeward that night, reaching Richmond next morning, and Thursday and Friday was practiced in the forwa1:d pass and points of skill to meet Randolph-Macon Saturday. OCTOBER 6TH-RICHMOND,
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In an exhibition game, October 6th, we were defeated 6 to 0. Yancey, of Randolph-Macon team, recovered the ball from .an on-side punt, and ran twenty-five yards for the onlyt' touch-down. The result was felt as unfortunate, as our team gained three times as much ground as our opponents-in fact, out-playing them in every stage of the game · except in . recovery of punts and luck.
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On -Wednesday, October. 10th, after two daye of strenuou11 practice following the Randolph-Macon · game, the te3:m left for Raleigh, and nex~ day christened' A. and M.'s new athletic field in a tie game, 0 to 0. Our team played superb ly: Although they were out-weighed twenty pounds to the man by the North Carolinians, they appr6ached once within five yards 6f t-heir opponents' goal, and again held A. and M. on o?r one-yard line for downs. The halves were twenty and fifteen minutes, respectively. 0111· coach was de lighted ·with the m'e u'~ showing. The team w'aS praised by the Raleigh people and They received most courteous by the State's newspapers. t~eatme'nt from the A. and ¥ . studen.ts. The next morning, the 12th, the team left for Chapel Hill, the seat of the State University, spending three an °d a half hours on a Southern train to go forty-five miles, and the same afternoon played the University team, and were defeated by 12 to 0. Had our team had a rest of even a day after the Raleigl1 game, they would probably h-ave defeated the University team. Onr manager had acceded to the earnest request to play on the 12th, Founders Day. As it was, all the scoring was done in the second half; in the first the Carolina team got 110 nearer our goal than the fifteen -yard line. Our team, from the strain of the day before, from loss of sleep, and from weariness of travel, was unable to stand the physic9:l demand made of them in the second half. The halves were twenty and fifteen minutes. Again the team received in every respect most gently courteous treatment from the Carolinia!lS. The team returned home Saturday. The next week was spent in steady practice, in which the "dummy" figured most largely. About this time ex-captain Wright, unable longer to keep away _from the gridiron, returned, and took his place _at ~nd. Every one rejoiced.
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On the morning of the 27th the team left for Charlottesville, and that day played the University of the State, being defeated by a score of only 12 to 6. V~rginia scored within one rninu-te of play, our men being momentarily rattled, but ~fter that they held fast, and ouly in the second half, by hard ~ffo;rt, did Virginia again make out to score. In the same half . Miller, of our team, recovered the ball on a side .ki~k, and ran forty yards for a touch-down ; Mench kicked go.al. This was our first score of the season. Virginia corresponde,uce to the Times-Dispatch, unfortunately f~r both parties,• claimed that our scoring was on a fluke. The play was in no, sense a flnke, as every foot-ballist knows. Halves were, ~birty and._twen.ty-:fi.ve minutes. The result was a great surprise. to Vit·giuia. The team returned home next day, and during the follo_wing week ~as drilled in trick plays for the fir;t championship game. NOVEMBER 3D-RICHMOND,
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On Saturday, November 3d, the team, with 125 rootl;)rs, including Professors Metcalf, Bingham, and Foushee, set out ~or Will_iamsburg, where they defeated William and Mary in thl;) afternoon by a score of 24 to 0. Twelve points were. z,ri_ade in each half, which was thirty · minutes. 'l'he team and . •~. t .
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The week's practice following the Williamsburg game was rewarded with a great victory over Roanoke Oo11ege, in Richmond, before ail enthusiastic crowd of 700. No doubt Roanoke had been somewiH1.t weakened by her game the day before with Hampden-Sidney. NOVEMBER 17TH-HAMPDEN-BIDNEY FAILED TO APPEAR. NOVEMBER 17TH-RJCHMOND 1 6 j VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, 4. On Wednesday, only three days before the time appointed, again Hampden-Sidney sent a letter, cancelHng this time a championship game, resulting in much financial loss to us . ...Bj' dint of much telegraphin,g and peat iwJ&ICOM()n't, he 'V. M. I. team was secured in place of Hampden-Sidney, but too late to advertise the garpe. The V. M. I. team played with great skill, which they had acquired under good coaching, but their skill in tricks were more than matched by ours. The visitors were not able to get near our goal, but once kicked placement from our thirty-yard line, thus saving thernsel ves from the goose-egg. In the second half Waite, of our team, was sent over for a touch-down, and Mench !ricked the goal. Halves were thirty min u tea each. That night the team were guests of actor Gilmore, playing "At Yale/' at the Academy of Music. With some fifty rooters they made the walls echo with col1ege yells and songs. : NOVEMBER 24TH-RJCHMOND, 17
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i ! 'J , ; • opponents l1ad the weight- on- us. T_hey had had go?d and_ s_p_irited .e-0acJ1i11g, and they played with the ferocity of demons. In th~ first half they were almost entirely on . tlie offensive, and .itppeared. to have the better of it. But at every crisis our ·team rose ·as one, and beat them back. from our goal. With?n.t kno~ing. it, we had wo'n the game in the first half. The. endurance. of ve·t erans was ours. We went. into the second half almost" fresh, but the enemy were played ou't; we g.ained i11 s~rength a~ they :weakened. · The second half ~l!-S all ours, as we made score after sco_re, until - we had, Forward passes . brilliaqtly secui:ed thr~e . touch,downs. -.executed, trick plays, and line pltinges followed in rapid ~uccel:jsio_n,w.J:iile tl?e crowd we.n t wild with enthusiasm. It was a glorious victory .. ·'f.h.e halves were thirty minutes each. The score was 17 to O. That night was'given up to celebrating. 1'hi'.oug.hout all the city white-sheeted figures were seen, and the Colleg·e "Rah, Rah's," were heard The championship was ours. !
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Feeling that all was over, the· team broke training that ~ight, after the R~n<i°olph-M~con _game, with yet one more game_ to : play, l!-nd . that, too, with an opponent who would give _much to win this last game, and who had spent two weeks under two coaqhes t_o bring that result. On the 9ther hand, our men, having once beaten Willi~m and Mary, bad u~ especial desire to do it again, and took too I_ittle interest in ~he garue. .. On Wednesday our team set out for Newport News. an.d , 'Y~re . put: up _a t : the P.o,cahontafl . Hotel. · .Ev.erything was prepare~ . for . the comfor~ and pleasure of the colJege men.. Qn ~haoksgiving Day the two te~ms met on the ·new a_thletic ·fiel.d, before a ·crov\.'d of three thousand people. ·. ,Our . te~m played mechi:m ically, but could not be ,beat.en;- the v.eteran was in vincible. Under differen't circumstances, .:with,: (;,
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more incentive, William and Mary would . hQ.ve bht~n the dust in a worse defeat than she suffered before. The s~ore was 6 to O, though there are some of us who think it should have been 12 to 0. · · Newport News ga v~ the teams the best possible treatment and made it a joy to be there. We hope to have ~n annual game at this city, &nd our managers will see to it th.at conditions be such that those generous people will witness foot-ball equal to the best ju the South. The season was now over. Our team work had been characterized throughout by skill in employing the forward pass and by a machine-like precision and accura~y. Nor was a man seriously hurt during the whole season. The story of the season will long be ~ fireside.tale and a memory to be handed down to succeeding generations of students. To change sightly a line of die Roman poet: Haec semper memiinisse juvabit.
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ALEIGH News and Observer, October 12, 1906: '' By quickness, fierce tackling, and everlasting grit, the light, but fast foot-ball eleven of Richmond College yesterday afternoon played their heavier A. and M. opponents to a stand-still at the new Athletic Park, neither side being able to score dur 'ng the two halves of twenty and fifteen minutes each . . " The feature of the game was the all-round good work of the Richmond eleven. They averaged only 153 pounds, against 170 for the A. and M., i~ weight, but they gave an exhibi-• tion of .real, good-measure foo.t-ball, which was exhilirating. Almost invariably they got the bulge on the A. an<l M. in getting their plays started, and the way they tackled, ·was· •
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enough to bring a thrill to the sp~ctator. In line-breaking they were peculiarly efficient; full-back Waite, especially, repeatedly opening up the left side of A . and M.'s line for gain after gain. In the four cases in which the Richmond goal was in danger, the eleven responded as one man with splendid grit and effectiveness. Time after time, Hardy, the powerful A. and M. back, was smashed into the Richmond line with a touch-down in sight, and as often the lighter line held like a wall, allowing 110 material gains and in several instances of dire need throwing their opponents for a loss! "
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" ·Ricbmo'.nd Col.Jege developed -sta:rs ·yesterday . that had never shone before. It seemed that th'e occasion . and _the adversary had put' them on their ·mettle, and they. 'did their best with a vengeance. Line bµcks, end r.u ns, and . tric~ plays followed each other __ in such rapid sue.cession tliat · the opposing team was mystified, and could' do nothing to stop the gains. "In the second half the teams battled- up and down the field, but without l'esnltEL The ball was kept in · the V : M. I. end of the field all the time, except for short intervals, when the ball was kicked into College territory. In this- half ,the s,u periority of the Richrnonders was clearly shown; and the distance gained by them was three times· as -much as. that ga~ned l)y the others, and their, play was~much better. " From , a spectacular point -of view, the game was by far the bes_t seen in Richmond this season.?' ·
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Miller was panting and short of breath, · For he was sorely tried, At this brave moment out he yelled · · "Time out! Mr. Umpire's shoe'.s untied." I walked upon the field that day, · Coach told me do my best. I only put three out of the game; They blew the whistle, that saved the rest. MOTTOES OF THE T~AM.
Always keep your laces tied.-Miller. You can al ways do better.-Dunlap. The top of my head will bluff any ma:n.-Tilman. Economy is a yirtue not Chewning.
to be . despised.-M9:nager
It don't pay to hold.-Thraves.
"N ev~r say die!"
(Raleigh News a_n d Observer).-Team. A. SCENE FROM LIFE.
The Seene: Charlottesville, Va.; the sleeping apartment of the team. Time : 3:00 A. M . . (The door opens, and .Manager " Totsy·" walks in. He walks .over to ~he _bed where innocent little" Stape" is .s~eeping, a sweet s~ile of cont~n.tme~~ on hi~. 4elicate lips. Coldly seizing him by the shoulder, he roughly shakes him.) · Gooch : , What's the ·~atted · ·
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Chewning ( shaking him again) : Time to get up, if we are to catch that train. Gooch (yawning) : Oh, get out I She was just going to have me, and I thought you were the old man. Chewning: Arise quickly. You know Waite is yet to be . awakened. Wright (suddenly sitting up ,in bed and shaking his fist at the moon): Get him 'round there, Elmore I I tell you he's a-comin'. Thraves (in the same bed): I ¡gothim. I got him. Got your man "Legs"? Captain Bowen : - - - - - - - - I I ! (Gooch, by this time, is up, and assisting Chewning to wake the rest. This is soon done, and all approach Waite together. On reaching him they find him softly snoring to the tune of " Please Go Away," etc. All stop to listen to the inspiring strains.) Chewning: Elmore, ' take his right leg; "Stringy" the left. Louthan, take his right arm. Chamblin, you take the left. Are you all ready ? Chorus ( not girls): Yes. Chewning: Pull I Waite ( after vainly attempting to kick loose, slowly opening his eyes) : Ah, me I I only needed two yards more for that touch-down when you tackled me. If she had been on the other side of the line I would have made it anyway. Alas ! Beautiful dream, come true. ( Curtain falls.) BOOKS BY THE TEAM.
"Practical Mud-Slinging."-Thraves. "How to Cuss."-Captain Bowen. "The Way to Break Up Feasts."-Coach Dunlap. "How to be Good ."-Wright. " How the Ladies are Won."-Gooch and Elmore.
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The following appeared in the · Times-Dispatch Monday, November 26th, following the Randolph-Macon game:: · . '' One particularly amusing experience matked the fierce struggle between the teams. · Quarter-back Mench, one of ~ic.:hmond College's stars, was fiercely tackled by a 'Yellow Jacket,' and in the clutch the stocky little quarter had his blouse or uniform shirt almost ripped from his shoulders. It was necessary to hold the wrenched fragments together for a w:hile. A little later, in one of the pauses, the Richmond College men bunched closely together, as if planning a strategic play. The little field general was in the centre of the huddle, and when the supposed consultation ended he emerged fully clad in a new blouse, while one of the substi-' tutes was seen running toward the side lines with the .rent (not rented) garment. The huddle was to conce~l the player from view while he stripped to make the change. The transformation was very cleverly worked." " ,YELLOW JACKET" SONG.
Also, after speaking of . a particularly delicious lyric which the Randolph-Macon rooters gave vent to fo the first half, the Times-Dispatch adds: . '' Thfa lyric gem was laid aside soon after the beginning, of the second half, when the ' Spiders ' got down to business and plunged through and around the ' Yellow Jacket' swarm. That song was never heard after the first score." . .
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the doughty full-back of Richmond College, was featuring this game by plunging time and time again through the Roanoke line, at last going across for a touch-down. The girl, marking this performance, said, ' What makes him do that i' ' 0, he's "full,"' answered the youth. ' What a pity,' said the girl;' I didn't know they let them drink when they play foot-ball.' " DOES " COACH "
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became coherent. It began : " You- you-leather-heads ! You-you-big beef-eatin' lubbers, what d'ye mean by letting a little cotton-head walk all over you 1 What - " But none of the spectators waited to hear the rest. The suspense was over. It was clear that he could not; that was al1 there was to it. And the snn fell, and all the land was twilight. MOVING PICTURES.
1. An elderly man with white beard and benevolent face, wearing a long Prince Albert and _white tie, trudges slowly from Ryland Hall to the Thomas Library. Under his arm he strangely carries a foot-ball, on which is inscribed "Championship 1906." He enters the library annex, balances the sphere on a high desk, looks at it fondly, retires to the inner office and closes the door. 2. -Three co-eds., laughing merrily, wearing long cloaks, enter the annex. They spy the ball. They giggle; the roses on their cheeks get rosier; they look at one another and giggle again. They listen, look out of the window. Two of them guard the doors ; one bold one climbs up to the ball, deftly conceals it under long cloak; all disappear out of the door hastily on tip-toe. 3. Elderly man re-enters annex, looks for ball, turns pale, throws hand above head; troubled countenance; jerks up pen atid paper, writes in large hand excitedly, nails paper outside of door, and wends his way back toward Ryland Hall. 4. Old gentleman, looking - sad, meets tall, handsome youth with "Captain" on his hat. They talk, gesticulate; others run up; . great excitement. All separate; look behind trees and . in bushes for ball. 5. Co-ed. Hall. Banquet spread . Covers for nineteen; chairs all filled. Foot-ball, decked with red and blue ribbons, in centre of table. Much laughter and color. One after the other rises, with tea-cup in hand, moves lips, gestures, touches
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·foot-ball _with rosy finger, sips of tea, and sits down. Much hand-clapping. All rise, drink tea together, join hands, sing, kiss, and depart' from ball severally. 6. Three co-eds., laughing guiltily, ascend steps of annex; see paper posted, read ·the large writing: "Person removing foot-ball from desk will re§tore it at once. Ball was borrowed from team." Laughter departs; faces blanched, fearful looks. Co-eds. quickly disappear around corner of building. 7. Contrite co-eds., carrying foot-ball, meet " Captain " ; gestures of entreaty and sorrow. "Captain" laughs amusedly, vividly. Then "Captain," looking kindly and chivalrously, removes bat, takes foot-ball, moves lips, blushes greatly, bows, bands foot-ball to co-eds. Co-eds. blush and bow. All shake hands around. Uo-eds. depart triumphantly, smiling sweet'ly, carrying foot-ball outwardly. 7. Youth and elderly man meet, talk, both laugh, shake hands, separate.
· Lights out. BY THE LIGHT - OF THE MOON.
On Thanksgiving night, last November, a mysteriot1s scene was enacted on the streets of Newport News, strange even for _that city of marvelous sights. Away in the little hours there emerged from Hotel Pocahontas, stealthily, furtively, a tall, ·athletic man, whom one-had one been there to see-even by the light of the brilliant riloon, could see was of handsome mould. He was broad-shouldered and straight as an arrow. His upper lip showed a close-cropped brown mustache; and on his aquiline nose was perched a pair of pince nez eye-glasses. His clothing w-ns a dress suit of most appropriate make. The moon looked down with admiration and interest. A few swift strides brought the man to a· telephone pole, of which there are several thousand in Newport News. But this particular pole was different from the others; from its top
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floated a great banner, five feet wide and ' thirty feet long. The question as to what he would do was quickly decided. Casting swift glances this way and that, and seeing only deserted streets, he began, dress suit and all, to -climb that pole. Was he being initiated into some secret order? Let us wait and see. Up, up, he went, into the. giddy height. "Excelsior" was his motto, like that youth of Longfellow, Bowdoin's poet. Higher, higher yet, he climbed. The moon opened her ey_es with astonishment. Already the clim,b er hung high above the city, clinging there like some mighty rodent, and bad all but reached the banner with its strange device and the topmost point of. the cypress tree. But, soft ! Tramp, tramp, comes- the martial step of the city's guardian. Down in the gloom below can be seen the flash of the policeman's helmet and the swaying form of the huge Hibernian. The heart almost stops - beating with the excitement and suspense, and the breath comes in quick gasps. The moon's eyes opened even wider; and then, as the shining one thought of what fun there would be when the son of Mars overhauled the ambitious youth, she was convulsed with laughter_. So tickled was she that involuntarily she placed both hands over her face. The law's protector looked up. " That cloud came over that moon mighty quick," said he, and moved on heavily. When the footsteps grew faint in the distance, the climber quickly cut away the cables that held the banner, gathered up its folds, and with wonderful agility descended the pol'e ¡and glided noiselessly back to the engulfing darkness of the inn. The moon, her laughter subsiding, looked forth again to see the fun ; but she whistled loudly a startled whistle. The banner was gone, and likewise the youth ; the pole stood stark n¡aked, and appeared to shiver in the night air. The police man was slowly following his beat two blocks away. And all was still.
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The natives of that ·city next day looked up to see .the banner, but ·it was gone. · They say i1~ that city ·to this day .that it bore this device : . "HJiJA,DQUARTERS RIOH~OND COLLEGE FOOT-BALL TEAM."
Pleasant Incidents Connected with the Foot-Ball Season. BY A ROOTER.
"At Yfl.le.'' ~N ~?vember ~ 7th Richmond Col_Iege defeated Virgini~ ~ Military Institutfi to the tune of 6 to 4. In the full flush of our rejoicing over this signal victory, the magnanimoi:is invitation of Mr. Paul Gilmore, w,ho ·was playing" At Yale 1' at · the Academy that evening, for our team with a body 0f .rooters to occupy free seats and celebrate, came as a joyoui, surprise. The hilarity of the team, accompanied by a bunch of rooters forty strong, was running high, therefore·, when they reached the Academy. ·The Richmond bunch occupied the dress circle, and in the right-hand box were the V. M. r. team and students, with a party of the fair sex. · "At Yale" is a stirring college play, opening in a typica1 college man's den, where the crowd were discussing athletics. A pillow fight. ended with Mr. Gilmore caressing a stray pillow of the" Red and Blue" of Richmond College. A cheer went up. It seems that his best girl is a c_o-ed. Mr. Gilmore is a fine man, and undoubtedly a great actor. Immediately after the first act the band struck up the tune of "Everybody Works but Father," and, as if by magic, our leader arose, and the familiar words of' our parody rent the air from sixty exulting throats. Following this -were give!} the long and short yells before they settled down for the second act. The audience entered ,heartily into the spirit of the occasion, and applauded vigornusly at the lusty effort,
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In this. ~ct the climax of the play , was reached in an ·e xciting a~d reaii~tic boat race, after which the victorious ,Y al~·,crew- came out and vociferated their yells. Catching th~ ·. spontaneous enthusiasm . of the occasion, the College _bunch ~rose as a man and ga~efifteen "rahs" for Mr. Gilmore_. Gilmore's crew returned it with fifteen for the College; then _the Y. ¥• I , boys_jqined th,e sport with a yell for" <3:ilmore," vyho returne4 it for • them. V. M. I. then magnanimously ,gave a yell for the College, who, this time,_in a roar of enthusiasm, ch_eer_ed their worthy antagonists in a yell that rent the _h_ouse _from ceUar to dome; and everything went pell-mell into applause as the curtain went up and down, until, at las~, )ir. G:ilmore was constrained to speak humorously, if touchingly, of the occasion, and college spirit in general. . . Just at -this crisis the orchestra _struck up the overture, "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie," as Mr. Gilrr_w re retired, .and the _College boys sang tunefully their sweetest song. A thrill that caught every one as the pathos of tl1i13 _plaintive . melody melted with spiritual ecstasy every heart in that house seemed to pervade the air, for it was repea:W.d twi_ce. · Then the College rooters rose for one grand _c limacti~ _yell, and g~ve with a vim the splendid new yel_], with , it~ prolonged· "r;1hs" and quick after-movement. After t)1e applause the hub-bub ceased, and all settled down to enjoy the love scenes of the last · act . . The play endeq happily, and everyb9dy went home happy, having enjoyed to tbe full th~ complimerits of the company. May Mr. Gilmore enjoy many such triumphs; may the future. hold many such victories for ' Richmond College, and our best wishe1;1 to oqr doughty antagonists, V. M. I.! The Celebration. The night following the victory over Randolph-Macon will long be remembered by every student of Richmond College. The shadows of night ha_d s,c arcely fallen when .from the
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dormitories and every quarter of the campus scores of loyal collegians began to assemble. The appearance made by these men, some attired in the style of comedians, others in uniforms of ascension robes, and still others draped in pure white, spoke indeed of mischief and gayety to come. The ranks filled rapidly, and in a column of fours the enthusiastic, boisterous procession began its triumphant march College yells, songs, cat-calls, and all upon tlie Capitol. other noises known to issue from the throat of man, rent the -air ¡and -succeeded in bringing hundreds of curious and astonished citizens to their doors or windows. The line was lengthened out into single file, whieh enhanced its ghostalike_ appearance. Pedestrians stopped on the streetB, am~ at. this unusual spectacle; and a group of little urchins brought -¡ -up the .-ear. At last Capitol Square was reached, and the snake-like formation wound its way to the door of the Executive Mansion. Cheers for the Governor failed to bring him out, much to the disappointment of ' the revelers, who were informed that he was absent. However, several stirring college yells were given, and the march was renewed, directed this time to the Woman's College. Here the fair inmates were cheered time after time. The march then led back to the College, where we were treated to an enthusiastic speech and luscious apples by the President. In an incredibly short time a huge mound of boxes, barrels, broken beds, and every description of rubbish had been piled high in the centre of the campus. The torch was applied and sheets of flames shot high in the air. Hands were joined, forming a great circle of witch-like figures, which swung round and round in a dance of glee and exultation. The fire was replenished from time to time, and frequent raids deprived the surrounding neighborhood of all visible
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frtel. Benches were brought . from the Oolle·g e chapel a·n d arranged in a circle about the bon-fire. Yells for the team, Coaclr D'unlap, and· individual players continued to ring forth, but the fire slowly reduced itself to a bed of g]owing coals the airy· figures ·began, 'like Arabs, to" fold their tents and as silently steal away." Thus ended tlie. fitting celebration of the championship of 1906.
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Jr., manager; E. W. Ready, assistant manager; E. W. Hudgins, assistant coach. "All the foot-ballists save one man, who had a 'pressing engagement' with a lady frhmd, were present when the company assembled around the festal board last night, and, in addition to the athletes, there were President Boatwright, Dr. S. 0. Mitchell, Dr~ W. L. Foushee, Dr. W. S. McNeill, Dr. 0. E. Bingham, W. L. Prince, Robert N. Pollard, Randolph Cardoza, W. D. Duke, 0. B. Garnett, J. B. Swartwout, A. W. Patterson, A. J. Chewning, Sr., T. B. McAdams, E. D. Hotchkiss, Jr., J. A. Cutchins, Aubrey Saunders, and G. H. Winston. "The banquet was presided over by Mr. Evan R.Chesterman, who acted as toast-master, and saw to it that there was no lack of oratory. Mr. Chesterman said _that as an athlete he 'himself was an awful example of what lack of muscle could do for a man, and he even went so far as to confess that the most strenuous performances of his life had consisted of playing ping-pong and croquet, but he nevertheless admitted a sense of intense joy in the victories of the foot-ball team. " Speeches of a peculiarly felicitous nature were made by Drs. Boatwright, Mitchell, and McNeill, while some wholesome talk about athletics in general and foot-ball in particular fell from the lips of Dr. Foushee, president of the Athletic Association, and Coach Dunlap. Captain Bowen also reeponded to a toast, but his associate . athletes, who had risked their Ii ves on t_he gridiron, expressed so much timidity as orators that they were not required to speak. The evening closed with exceptionally clever addresses by Messrs. A. J. Chewning, Sr., A. W. Patterson, Robert W. Pollard, and W. D. Duke. "The occasion was marked by tremendous enthusiasm, not only for the team and its fnture in athletics, but for the splendid prospects now before the old College. Dr. Mitchell's
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speech along this line was especially stimulating and optimistic." The menu was a very attractive one: Blue Points Essence of Chicken (Turkey) Salted Almonds Olives Celery Broiled Spanish Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel Pommes Julienne Larded Tenderloin of Beef with Mushrooms French Peas Roman Punch Currant Jelly Broiled Quail on Toast, aux Cressons Assorted Cake Neapolitan Ice-Cream Bent Water Crackers Roquefort Cheese Demi Tasse. Presentation of Loving Cup to Mr. Dunlap. On Friday, January 4, 1907, at a mass-meeting of the students of the College, a silver loving cup was presented to Mr. E. A. Dunlap, in token of the high esteem in which he is held by the Faculty and iltudents. The presentation was made by Professor J. C. Metcalf. Mr. Dunlap was asked to come out before the assembled student body, and Professor Metcalf made a most pleasing speech to the much-admired coach, after which the cup was delivered. Mr. Dunlap expressed his gratitude in a few words, showing evidence of the emotion the event had stirred within him. The occasion was one long to be remembered by all present. A spirit of fraternity pervaded the whole assembly, and every man's heart responded to the sentiments given voice to by Professor Metcalf. Mr. Dunlap's joy at the gift altqost took away his power of reply to the presentation speech, but what he said was understood by all, and we felt that h_is statement, "Fellows, I thank you," came from a heart that meant every word it said. We were more rejoiced over a few words, touched with the emotion of the speaker, than we would have been over a studied piece of oratory.
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Song of the '06 Foot-Ball Team. BY W. J. Y.
Sing me a song of naught-six team, Upon the foot-ball field; Sing me a song of -brave heroes, A line that'd never yield ; Sing me a song of glorious days, Most-glorious Senior year, That in the future, the long ago I'll sigh for with a tear. Sing me a song of never-say-die, Of pluck, and sheer, sheer grit, Of Mench and Louthan, _Bowen and Waite, How hard the line they hit ; Sing me a song of rugged men, A staunch, invincible line, "Legs," "Rattler," Miller, and Chamblin, "War-horse," old ch~ms of mine. Sing me a song of "unroundable ends," Of Elmore and" Sugar" Wright, Of forward passes, three touch-downs, The championship won by might ; · Sing me a song of Gooch and Woodfin, And" Stringie "-you had no fears, With "Totsy" and Dunlap, manager ·and coach, On earth without any peers. · Sing me.a song of days of yore, The good old College songs, Enthu~iastic yells and cheers, For which my heart so longs; Sing me a song of ecstatic days, Youth's vigor, so caresfree, Of jubilant times that ;ne'er '11 return, The_days so dear to:me.
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Our Coach, Captain, and Manager for Next Year. BY GRATTAN PAYNE, JR, OUR COACH.
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can That Mr. E. A. D_unlap, Jr., the director of athletics at •Richmond College, found a sphere to which he is well suited when he entered athletics is _a fact recognized by all who Have had the pleasure of knowing the man . . Mr. Dunlap fa a native of Maine, being the grandson of one of the Governors of that State, and he is descended on his mother's side from Virginians. He was educated in ¥aine, entering Bowdoin Col1ege in the fall of 1897. While at Bowdoin he took part in every phase of athletics connected with that school, but especially in football and track athletics. He played on the foot-ball team representing Bowdoin for four years, and was a member of that college's track team also. He graduated from Bowdoin in the class of 1901, and in the fall of 1905 took charge of athletics at Richmond College. In the mean.time he had been teaching and coaching some of the foot-ball players who were stars at Harvard, Yale, and other large universities last fall. WhenMr. Dunlap came to us we were in a condition, so far as athletics were concerned, far from ideal, but, by his efforts, great improvement has been made, and within the last year and a half · he has generated more real college spirit among the students here than had existed for many years. Richmond College has had many good foot-ball teams in the ,past, and this is by no means the first year she ever won a championship ·cup. But he has the credit of having developed in two years a team which proved to be far ahead ~ do his best work is a fact recognized by all.
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of any other team in its class, and which made an enviable record against teams hitherto considered in a higher class. Such has been the work of E. A. Dunlap, Jr. He has drilled into his men ·the fact that mere strength is not what counts in athletics of to-day, ana has shown them that in order to win they must _adopt clean, straightforward, scientific methods in every phase of° college athletics. From a city paper we are glad to quote: "The victory was a personal triumph for Coach Dunlap, who has won rank with the best that have worked in Virginia. 'King' Col~ is not in the class with Dnrilap, and, cleverly developed though Mr. Eastman's RandolphMacon team was, he must yield to Dtinlap in achievement. With only fair . material the Richmond coach ·has developed the best team iri Virginia, if not in the Sou.th, weight and age considered. ·The University of Virginia · and V. P. I. alone are unconqt~ered by Richmond ·college, and .the Collegians would give the Blacksburg ·boys all the play they could face, with the result ,u ncertain. The College team is not one of stars, bnt of evenlf.d eveloped team play arid superiority in the fine points of the new rnles. A more brilliant exhibition of' high:elass foot-ball has not been seen here in years than Saturday's game." OUR CAPT.A.IN.
Mr. 0. R. Thraves, the man who is to capt~in the football team of Richmond College next year, hails from Amelia county, Va., where h'e was born arid receiv~d :~is early educ, Ilion.. ln _the fall of 19_04 h_e entere·d ·R.ic~1mond College, and began at once to take an _active . part _in · athletics, and particularly in ·fo?t -ball._ ' Prior to this time h~: had never _had · ~ny experience · with ·_ the pig-sl~in, arid he entered into the sport with a vim. ·Ac~o1:di_n_gly, trecanse ~f his _tr1ethod of plungi~g and bnckir1g; somewhat: ~ha~acter~sdd war-horse with the scent of battle 'in -his nostrils, he· of received the appellation of- i', Old Horse;''· which h~s clung ' t~
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him down to the present time, and which bids fair to be the name by which he will be lrnown for. the .remainder of his college life. Mr. Thraves played the position of g"uard on the Richmond C9II!=lg~ team of 1904, _aqd the n ~xt fall wer.it to ;the Virginia Military lnstitnte, where he did st~llar work; _as tackle_on the ·strong team of that _institution. Last fall_, h<:Jwever, the power of his first love was too strong for "Old ~orse " to resist, and he returned to Richmond College, taking . up his one who kept up with foi·rrer position of . guard. Every . athletics in this State la~t fall knows already of th~ splendid work done by Mr. Thra._ves on the foot-ball team represen.ti~_g his College. His playing was characterized by cool-headedness, skill, s~ience, and pluck. Dependenc~ could be .pi~c~d upon, . and we -feel sure .that ·in him whenever he. was called . we !rn,ve chosen a man who wi!) lead our .team to victory ir the gridiron battles of the fall of 1907. .
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· ' Mr. Henry H.. George 3d, Richmond, was recently .ele~ted student manager of the 1907 foot-ball team. The College -i s to be congratnlated upon its choice ~f manager, as Mr. George is ·a man of business industry and ability. Work on next year's schedule has already begun, and we are confident it will · be an excellent one from both foot-ball and financial standpoints. GR.A.DU.A.TE MAN.A.GER.
At the last meeting of the Executive Committee of the Athletic Association Mr. Robert 'N. Po1Iar·d, of' Richmond, in accordance with a recent amendment of the Coristitution, was elected graduate manager. No better man conld have been secured to advise our ~ ·anagers in their important work. Mr: Pollard is a man of exp~rience in athl~tics and als~ of practical wisdoin . ... t
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Base-Ball Prospects for J907. BY K. L.
BURTON, MANAGER,
~INCE the great success of our foot-ball team and the ~ brilliant pr~spects in track athletics, it would only be in kee~ing with such good things that Richmond College should p~t· a good base-bali' team in the field this spring . . . While several men who have sent in applications for the ~ase-ball team are being given a try at" track," this will not injure their showing on the diamond, but, on the contrary, :will se~ve as preliminary training. Our prospects for a · winning team are brighter this year than for .many seasons . . past. There is already mnch enthusiasm among the students, and on all warm afternoons the campus is dotted with many prospective base-ball · men, who look forward with much interest to the opening of the season. Thirty men have ·already applied for position~ on the team, which is an unusnslly large nn!llber for snch an early date. The old . men back are Mench, Luck, Saunders, and . Gardner, out-fields; Smith and Miller, battery; Martin on first, -and Captain Richardson in his old position at third. Among the new men are many promising candij:lates, especially for pitcher, catcher, and shor.t. Lodge, who was Fork Union Academy's star catcher last season, will be a v.aluable add_ition to the squad. There will be in-door practice e~cb aftern.oon until the weather conditions allow outdoor work. Richardson, who for the past two years has played fast ball on the in-field, was unanimously chosen captain for this year's · team . . ~e is . continually among the students" fishing out" good material, and so far . has succeeded in finding . many promising candidates. Under the efficient coaching of Mr. E. A. Dunlap, Jr., of Bowdoin, who has made himself famous
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as a coach by the splendid foot-ball team which he turned out last season, we can expect · nothing other than a cupwinning team. The scbed ule· lrns practically been completed, and the baseball fl:l,ns of Richmond will not only have a chance to witness games between Richmond College and her old rivals, w ·i lliam and Mary and Raridofph-Macon, but will be treated with exhibitions with s.uch teams as Pennsylvania, Princ;eton . Galland _e t, Trinity, Syracuse, Davidson, and the ' t~ams of _other large nni.versities through the country. The sche1ille will consist of about twenty-fl ve games in all. , . The equipment for the team has arrived, and all. is in • readi_uess for the men to don their new uniforms. The team will . be fitted out in_ the most approved manner, and the College ,. colo1:s will be brought ont by sweaters. The manageme~t . _will be handicapped in fitting out the entire squad becaus,e of ,. the fact that many of last season's nniforms were stolen during · the summer . . ·. The conditions under which we work, having no athletic _.park or suitable place for in-door practice of our own, are no_ better this year than in previous years . . The management _has t.o arrange t.lie schedule so as not to conflict wit.h the dates of the Richmond - and other profes~ional teams, since there is only one athletic field iu the city. The professional team begins its practice and games a month earlier than heretofore, thus hindering us -.more than previously in arranging our early games. .. As is the case with other schools, Richmond College has to depend on its foot-ball team for financial support in , athletics. ·-We do not expect to make more than 0ur expenses during the base-ball season, yet with the present schedule we should do well financially, if we ha-ve a little less rain than last season ;
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Track Athletics. BY J. H. GWATHMEY, MANAGER.
_,YER~BODY feels that this will be a great year in track Never before has there been athletics at Coll_ege. ....,G! · shown any.thing like as much interest in this phase of · athletics, and we are. }ust now beginning to appreciate the .· real l:>eau.ties of the sport and the honors that may be won for the College ·and for the individual. Until last year, prac_tically all the long season between the months for foot-b~ll -~a~d for base-ball was lost from an _ athletic standpoint. · :Everypody broke training, so to speak, as soon as the foo.tbali season . was ove.r, and the athletic idea was abandoned until enthusiasm was gradually aroused for base-ball in the . spring. .Even·the annual" field day" aroused very little interest' untif iust a week or two before the event. Then one or two enterprising men would start training, and be followed by a few more, with the usual result that about two-thirds of the contestants in" field day" would enter in miserable condi. tion . . You might suspect this from just a glance at the" field day" records. ];very now and then there would happen to be in Qollege a man good in .some particular event, and we have a few good records, _b ut the vast majority of them have ·been ·extremely lo~ . . '· The trouble has been that the College hasn't been deeply enough in sympathy with this particular line of SP.Ort, an<l not half of the best athletes have even entered. Every o'he knows that 'one of the greatest evils we have · to contend with is the tendency on the part of the men to · divide their attention in their leisure moments between the College and Broad street. This campus is a little world of our · o~n, and there ·o ught to be enough amusement here for us. The foot-ball enthusiasm is enough to hold our attention as long as it lasts, and this is also true of base-ball, but heretofore throughout the long winter months there has been noth
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ing of common interest in athletics to · attract the attention· of the whole student body. Things have changed now. Last year marked a new era in athletics at Richmond College. There is not a man of us that saw the big in-door meet at the Horse Show building last year who didn't feel proud of. his College when our team won. This year we wi11 have opponents even more worthy of our skill, and we have got to put forth every effort to win. Every man ·on the campus mnstfeel that if he is not actua1Iy on the team, or trying for a place on it, he mnst give his moral support. From fifteen to twenty-ti ve men are coming· out every day, working hard. There are still others who might come out and try for the team. At all events, t~e men who are to represent us on the track need all the encouragement and co-operation that the Coll_ege can give. Our team will enter the in-door meet at the Horse Show building on January 26th, and this promises to be one of the big social events of the year. Preparations are being made for a big out-door meet in the spring with onr old rivals, Randolph-Macon and William and Mary. We licked them in foot-ba11; we hope to beat them in base ball. Just at present, why shouldn't we lend every energy to beat them in track 1 People everywhere are now r·e alizing what a winniug track team stands for, and if we can put a winning team into the field this year it will just be a continuation of the benefits to the Co1lege accomplished by our winning foot-ball team last fall.
Condition of the Athletic Association. BY W. L, FOUSHEE, PRESIDENT.
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COMPARISON of conditions of to-day with those of, ~ say, four years ago, shows a tremendous improvement. At tliat former time the Association was almost solely an
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arena for political intrigue. · Offices · were ·fonght for seem ,: ingly merely for personal, fraternity, or anti-fraternity . aggrandizement. The days preceding all elect.ions were days of demoralization of the whole student body. · Appeals · went forth to all Virgi_uia to alumni to send in proxies, and huge piles were presented fo be counted; while local alumni were dragged up from bnsiness in the city to cast a ballot . . The first victory was won when proxies were abolished, · after- a hard struggle, and since that time purity. in politics has grown so rapidly that to-day mtin go into the hal1 1 unpledged, and, it is to be believed, vote for the man theythink best fitted for the office, irrespective of personal , a:fli_lia tion , The rise to 'p ower of the Executive · Committee is, loo, a• marked feature of to-day. From having a precarious exist-' ence,· it to-day has properly assumed , exteusi ve oversight of all athletic activities. The members of it are elected by the Association, and its powers and responsibilities are being· constantly enlarged. Its oversight should be complete, so as· to hold all officers to strictest account. As to finances, the Association has snffered greatly, in a few instances in the past, from bad management. But it is a fair presumption that repetitions of these will be far more unlikely in the future than ' in yeare previous. At present the Association is almost out of debt. Careful economy in aU departments and business methods, along with a good foot-ball s.eason next fall, will enable us to clear ouriilelves of all pending financial obligations, and to meet new ones with confidence. The atmosphere of the Association is wholesome and Several departments of athletics are in a enthusiastic. vigorous state. · Under the able direction of Mr. E. A. Dunlap, whom the present .administration secured for last year, and, with assistance from the College authorities, has secnrnd for thi s year and next, Ridm10nd College is assuming a position in athletics which she never held before.
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" THE MESSENGER" takes this means of expressing its deep appreciation to Dr . W. L. Foushee for his valuable assii;,tance, without which the athletic number would not have appeared. We desire also to express our appreciation .to Drs. Metcalf and McNeill, of the Faculty, for articl'es contributed.
EXPRl~SSION OF .A.PPRECUTION.
THE FUTURE OF RICHMOND COLLEGE.
The following editorial we take from the Times-Dispatch of November 30th:
"GREATER RIOHMOND OoLLEGE.-The gift of $150,000 from the General Education Board to Richmond College means far more than app~ars on the surface. It is really the begin_ ning of a movement the ultimate object of which is to raise from two to three million dollars for the development of this central institution of learning. The men at the North who
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have . interested themselves in SoutlJern ·- education, ·after · casting about and surveying the whole field, concluded that Richmond, with Richmond Uollege as a nucleus, was one of the best _and most ,prorr;ising ·points iri- all the South for a great -school, equipped "'.:ith every modern facility · for the · edqcation of young men and young women, and to that end they propose to co-opera~e heartily with the management and friends of the instituti_on. "It is _a man's· task to raise BO large a sum of -money, and it is not expected to raise the entire sum ii) a short time . . Ttie plan is broad-gauged, it is in the hands of broad-ganged men, and there is reasonable prospect of raising at least a millio•n within a year or so. But whether this be done or not, the general plan will not be ,altered, and the men in charge wilfcontinue to labo~ in the interest of its ultimate accomplishment. * * · *" Professor Small, of Harvard University, said J recently that he ctmsidered that there was not a college in the United States at which a dollar would . . . . reach. as far as at Richmond College . . Professor Hart; of O~icago Unive_rsity, after making a tour tprough the South, said, in a public address at Tulane Un_iver7: sity, th~t Richmond College w,as one of the four · in~titutions. in the Soath that had a cinch on e~er11:ity. The Director of History and Education of the Jame_stO'YA Exposition, in an address here at the College, a few days ago, said this: , " or ·two reasons Richmond College has a great future-first, because of what she /s within herself; and, secondly, because of her location-;" · are some estimates of alma . These, Brother -Alumnus, . mater and her future. B.. 0. J~ .
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p~aqtic~} men . of .wisdom , and.· s911n,d 1 ·: , ; :, .serlse .. · These three. class_es ·of human_ i_tJ ..rep'°esen( i :t he i three v_iews of college athletics ,h,e ld bJ; _ oµtflidiers,, people at l11rge who 1rn.ve. ha9- no ,direct association, 'f,ith :cp!]ege or. college ath1et_ics . . .T.~e i .0~1~side, !1,thletjc f/J,n a tic loo~s up~n · the ,college as a, g.lorioqs iqstitutiou, a place._w.here famou~ at,h letes are,_ mad~. College athletics are to _h_iu~. the ,traini ,n g ~ch<?ol;for :the : gr.ea; after life of professional base-ball, prize fighting, et cetera. He considers intellectual development of minor importance to that of skill and brawn; that college athletics is the greatest benefit educational institutions confer upon mankind. In his estimation a college is either good or bad according to its athletic record. College athletics do not appeal to him as developing character, manliness, and true sportsmanship, but solely as producing skill and brawn for the purpose of · winning contests. The outside theorist of college ·athletics wastes his thought and time in · idle speculation and moody discontent, lost among the clouds. He conceives the idea that college athletics are absolutely devoid . of good, that every college man participating in them is a " ne'er do well,"- who is at college , for the flole purpose of having a good time. The colrege, to this ineffectual visionary, is a place for· intellectrl'ttl development only. To him there is no middle ground, every student engaging in athletics does so at the expense of his studies. He takes no cognizance of the fact that Almighty God, in His supreme wisdom, has given man a body to educate and develop as well as a mind. We come . now to the third view, that is generally held by the practical man of sound sense. · He considers college athletics beneficial in many ways. To him _college is .the place for developing a well-balanced man, a man with both
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a · brain and a body. This prac,tical man, while fearful that college athletics sometimes approach the . view held by the enthusiast, and ever guarding against- the sacrifice of studies college, for for athletics, considers athletics essential to develbpin,g a sound body, _and as an aid to intellectual education. He sees -in them more than mere physical training,· and is convinced t1ia\ college athletics generate a spirit of true sportsmanship, manliness, and character. Well may colleges endeavor to keep their athletics eonsistent with his view, for it is that of the true idealist.
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Richmond Oolleg·e . was honored by the ele'cti,on of Prof. S. C. _Mitchell a member of the Southern Ed_ucation ,Board. The work of this Boa,rd is to fu1\her general educat10ri".in 'the ~onth, and it has already accorpplished a great d,eal. · It is composed of ·so.me eight meuibers., most of whom are Southern' men. Mr. Robert C. Ogde~, of New . York , City, is· president. · L. W. L. Jennings, '03, Paymaster rn the Ut1ited States' Navy, h"aEi just made a visit to Virginia. He is pursniqg liis literary studies with zeal, as ever. He dwells with de1ight on the expanding opportunities of America in the West Indies, in which waters he' has been cruising. He has mastered Spanish, and urges all students in college to give attention to that increasingly useful tongue. The students and citizens of Richmond were· treated to a series of able - lectures on December 11th, 13th, and 14th by H. Morse Stephens, M. A., LL. D., the eminent historian. His subjects were'' France under Henry IV.,"" Spain ~nder Phillip III_.," and " Great Britain and Ireland under James_ I." This series composed the twenty-fifth course of th~ . valuable Thomas lectures. Among those _who yisited the campus at the time of the Educational Conference, held in Richmond November 26th.... , 29th, wei:e G. L. Doughty, '06, and J. M. Shue, '07, principals · of schools on the Eastern Shore; T. W. Ozlin, teaching at South Hill, Va.,- and J. M. Lodge, '05, te·a ching' • at Newport News. ·
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Roy F. Staples, now preaching at Cash ville, Va., captain , of the base-ball teams of 1901 and 1902, and manager of the foot-ball team of 1902, came up and saw us defeat V. M. I. vember 17th. Roy was al ways the right sort of a fellow.
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On January 7th the Executive Oommittee awarded track "R's" to the following men who represented us in last year's meet; G . T. Waite, E. H. Luck, S. D. Gooch, W. F. Saunders, H. C. Miller, Dana Terry, and T. W. Ozlin. : J. E. Oliver, '03, has _become the editor of the Baptist Chronicle, of Louisiana. A Richmond College man is wanted to fill the vacancy left by him as Assistant Principal of Alexandria High School, in that State. L. Watson Dorset, '87, of Hartsville, S. 0., has been called to the pastorate of Leigh-Street Baptist Church, of this city. M. Ashby Jones, who was his class-mate, was the former pastor qf Leigh-Street Ohµrch. F. G. Pollard, '05, famous for tennis, and H. M. Smith, · ex captain of foot-ball team, '03, now pursuing law studies at the University, have been welcome visitors on the campus recently.
: R. E. Loving, '98, Ph. D. 1 of Hopkins, who has been Professor of Physics in Blackburn College, Ill., has gone to Oorpell Oolleg~, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Dr. E. J. Moseley, '92, was married to Miss Todd, of Ric~mO'nd, ·on December 6th. He has succeeded well, and has a good practice in Richmond. Dr. Mitchell addressed the Century Club, in Boston, on January 5th, and spoke at the Baptist.Social Union in that ' city on J anuar_£ 7th. Alfred Bagby, Jr., '85, is a lecturer in the Baltimore Law School, and is a most useful citizen in all public concerns.
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the greatest fault of our modern :fietion is lack of originality. We often find, even in the most successful of modern novels and stories, tonches of plagiarism. This varies from bodily appropriating a plot or character down to merely using a few characteristics or expressions: It is to be deplored that many of our co11ege writers have also fallen into this way, but we have a right to feel glad that the majority strive to be original. We regard a poorly-written original story as far preferable to a well-written plagiarized one. PROBABLY
We would rather praise than censure, and always try to speak cheerful and encouraging words, but there are times 路 when censure must be given-when it is demanded . We have before us the Southern Collegian for November, and it is with a feeling of disgust that we throw down the magazine after reading " An East'. Side Horror." We have too much of this sort of thing in the daily' papers, and in a college maga- zine it is entirely out of place. The editor should have 路 sufficient judgment for the make-up of his magazine, and enough consideration for his readers, to exclude such filth from P!lblication. We can find no excuse for it, nor does the editor's explanatory note better matters. This article only b1路ings out in ' a11 their hideous reality the details that decency and respect for public opinion compels the newspapers to omit when publishing articles bearing on matters of this kind. "L' Anneau De Mort" is remarkable, chiefly, for the rather bad arrangement of events, due to want of care in the details of the story. It is rather unnatural for the old darky to begin his narrative while at the funeral. Also, he speaks negro dialect for his own utterances, but uses excellent English in repeating the words of his former "Missus."
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"Experience at the University" fa humorous and .'entertain_ ing, unless to freshmen who ~·re not sufficiently educated to appreciate it. There are some fairly good short poems in this number, also some very read.able essays. . . A deciqedly bellicose spirit is manifested in the William and Mary Literary Magazine for November. We fi _n d a· ·s tory touching on' the w~r b~tween tLe .States, .a.nd then a story of lo_ve in Japan, with the scene laid at the time of the Russo-Japanese conflict. · The first ~f · these. storie_s, "Margaret Swinton," shows good descriptive· po~er, thpugh a ·trifle weak in plot. The Japanese war tale is rather melodramatic, and holds the interest of the reader; but is · not a good portrayal of Japanese character or characteristics as they a-rn ilsn~lly presented t9 us. The criticism . of the "Idylls of the King" is well written. · "The Mockery of Death" shows a strong artistic touch and depth of feeling. Of course we are ignorant of matters of the sort .-touched on · in "The Tide of Life," but it seems to ring · true, · and, presuming the author knows where?f he writes, we can only say to him," Cheer up, old boy; you'll forget her soon. Better 1uck next time." "Famous and Tnfamous/'· a new departi;nent in the" Lit.," gives promise of. some interesting·developme11ts.
The Hampden-Sidney Magazine has severa·1 essays.i1.nd short ~ketche~ worthy of ·c omment in that they show careful ·preparation and i~telligenfthonght upon the subjects · of which they treat. The brit::f sketeh "Ita·l y " : is ·good, expressing .m nch in a few well-chosen ·words. "A . Gi•eat Sch·eme for Infe~naf I°mprovement in Virginia" makes inte,:esting re'ad, ing, ·even if we cannot 'fully agree with the ideas e'mbodied the~ein. "The Ingen·uity · of Man" deserves mention· as· a · good essay. "A Son of the South" attracts attention by the utter lack of connection between the last paragraph and all that · precetles it. The transition is· so s1-iddep that tlie' i·ead-er
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is almost as shocked as if the torrents of i:ain had actually desc~nded • upon him (or her, too, if she happens to tead it). We had better refrain from stating " who was the criminal." have no desire to be unkind, or to hurt any one's fee-Jings. Hampden Sidney makes an excellent showing on essays in this issue, but the fiction needs strengthening.
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The Randolph-Macon Monthly for November is a wellgotten up and attractive magazine. "Darwinism" is well written, and we think \he author's remarks, to the effect that all c~l1ege sJnden ts should be well inform~d on this SU bject, are well taken. We also heartily agree with him that no one ought to condemn Darwinism, as many do, without knowing what they are condemning. "Selfishness Cured" impressed us ·as being the story of "A Message · fro~ M-ars" merely abbreviated, with a few details chang~d. We must confes·s that we fail to see where the plot was improved any by the re-telling. " In Ashland" is a parody deserving mention for its humor. "Remorse" and " ~every" are · w·elJ w;ritten and interesting.
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. The Uni'l!ersity of Virg_inia Magazine is up to its usual high standard. "A Story of Princess Nethe" is interesting, but unnatural. No true American gentleman, su~h as Racklin is pictured to ·be, would act the part of such a thorough cad. " Sunshine and Shadow" is well written and originaL "An Adventure in Bohemia" is certainly entertaining, as is" The Victim," though in a very different strain. We believe in a man having his own opinion, and not being afraid to express it, as regards literature at least. We cannot agree with the author of the essay on "A MidSummer Night's Dream," but it is well written, from his standpoint. Isaqueena for November is before us. · The short sketch entitled" The Story of Sir Launfal" is attractively presented. '' After Many Years" is a well-written story. The plot is
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